NurseGloria

NurseGloria has 26 years experience and specializes in burn unit, ER, ICU-CCU, Education, LTC.

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1. Largest med pass

   NurseGloria replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked in more than one LTC where I had 50 patients, intermediate care, to pass meds to. They each had probably 9 to 11 meds. I was supposed to pass the meds within an hour before and after 9...

2. Help Me Work Faster

   NurseGloria replied to mharrah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   If it is possible to go with a nurse who has done that med pass many times to observe how she does it? You will save steps and save time. If the experienced nurse sees you as a new grad who will be...

3. ACLS classes-Best way to do these classes?

   NurseGloria replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

   I hadn't worked in critical care for years. I took a hands on ACLS course last summer. Most of it was review. It surprised me that most of the meds are the same. I had to unlearn some things and...

4. Unsafe Med pass??

   NurseGloria replied to mark3274's topic in General Nursing

   We have more people in prison by per cent of population than any other country in the world. We have a prison system that is becoming privatized. Contractors are having prisoners do work for pennies...

5. Unsafe Med pass??

   NurseGloria replied to mark3274's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like some long term care facilities I worked

6. cna diary - 03/13/2010

   NurseGloria replied to littlegoat's topic in General Nursing

   I was a CNA before I was an RN. I know how much you care about your patients and how little authority you have about their care. You did the best you could under your circumstances and should not...

7. ATTN: med/surg and other high acuity areas. How do you organize your day?

   NurseGloria replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   MinnieMomRN, Really cool report sheet. I don't think the time management doc is flexible enough. But it could be used as a guide. I used my own method for v.s., signs and symptoms, etc. that worked...

8. ATTN: med/surg and other high acuity areas. How do you organize your day?

   NurseGloria replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked the floor, I constantly prioritized and planned three or four tasks ahead, continuously. It is an acquired skill that they don't teach you in school. Waitresses can also do this. I was...

9. Iwas fired for failure to provide care how do I answer at interview

   NurseGloria replied to stephensr's topic in General Nursing

   Leslie: D is correct. Just tell what happened. The HR or administrator knows that nurses are usually given more work than is physically possible to do the way were taught in nursing education. It is a...

10. do other careers get "write-ups" as much as nurses?

    NurseGloria replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Employers create paper trails in order to pull them out when they need to reduce the payroll by removing employees from the workplace. If the employer can make a case that a nurse was terminated for...

11. Has Feminism Abandoned Nurses?

    NurseGloria replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't understand your point. What does that have to do with the fact that 10 and 20 years down the road, teachers make much higher salaries and have much better benefits than nurses who have been...

12. Iwas fired for failure to provide care how do I answer at interview

    NurseGloria replied to stephensr's topic in General Nursing

    Cthulhu said, "They told her that they do not share this information with any future employer seeking references or background checks". Do you really believe that? Have you heard of the telephone?...

13. Has Feminism Abandoned Nurses?

    NurseGloria replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Teresag CNS said, "I fully agree that compensation for nurses is good; it's working conditions that still trouble me". I disagree that compensation for nurses is good. The starting salary is similar...

14. Unions prevelance across US?

    NurseGloria replied to onetiredmomma's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    JoPACURN said, " My hospital is NOT a union based one and we are thriving". But are the nurses thriving and are the patients

15. Unions prevelance across US?

    NurseGloria replied to onetiredmomma's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By the way, never give up your right to a job. If you are involved in organizing a nursing home or hospital, and the non nurse organizer calls you and says everybody else will get a contract if you...